Land-anchor.



W. JAY.

LANDv LANGHOR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 2s. 1908.'A

Patentd Feb. 2, 1909.

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- WILLIAMJAY, or BLACK RIVER FALLS, wrscoNsIN.

LAND-ANCHOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1909.

Applicatonled Mayv26,r1908. vSerial No. 435,025.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J AY, a citizen` Y of the United States of America, lresiding at Black River Falls, in the county of Jackson and StateV of Wvisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Anchors, lof which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to anchors for horse power sweeps designed more particularly for. pulling stumps and for grubbing, but'cap able of use for other purposes, and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide an anchor which can be quickly turned into the ground in the form of an auger and which will have means near its upper end for pre-` venting the turning ofthe anchor after it has been placed in the ground. A

Another object o1 the Vinvention is to provide an anchor ofthe character'referred to in which means will be provided for the attachment of chains leading tothe sweepor for guy ropes or cables leading to an auxiliary' anchor. s.

The usual practice 'insecuringfthe horse power sweep in place is toy either stake it down or to secure it by means of chains to a stump, but both of these expediente areV sometimes ineiiicient, and it is to overcome this defect in this class of devices that I have produced my anchor.

in the drawing-Figure 1 is a Side 61e-,

vation of a horse power sweep of the usual or any suitable construction anchored Vby, means of my improved anchors. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of one -ofv my anchors. Figj?, is a detail section, showing the manner of securing a grooved collar toV r the hollow shaft of the anchor.

Referring to thel drawing, the numeral 1 designates Va horse power sweep of the.V

ordinary construction, and connectedl to the sweep are the links 2 of a chain, one ofwhich 3 surrounds a collar l secured by means of al pin 5 to the hollow shank 6 of the anchor;

The anchor proper consists of a s iral blade or auger bit 7 extendingaroun the same. A series of perforations 11 is formed near the upper end of the shank 6, anda cross bar or handle may be placed in any of -6, whi

these pe'rforations to turn the auger bit 7 into the ground.

To prevent the rotation of the shank 6 I provide an anchoring device 12 provided with a serrated lower fiange 13, said fiange adapted to -be driven into the ground by means of the auger bit 7. A collar 14 secured tothe shank 6 by means of a pin 15 is provided witha base flange 16 to which the anchoring device 12 is secured bymeans of rivets 17. The collar 4 may be secured to the hollow shank 19, and a guy rope or cable 21 maybe connected by a hook 22 to a clamp 23'sup1ported near the upper end of the shank e a suitable link 24; is connected to the collar 4, as shown in Fig. 1. A spiral auger 18 is secured to the lower end of the hollow shank 19.

, VFrom the foregoing, it will be obvious that my invention is of comparatively simple construction, is stron durable and efficient in use, will iirmly ho d the power from moves ment and can be quickly placed in the ground and quickly removed therefrom.

. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

` 1.` An anchor for the purpose described comprising an earth auger bit integrallyvclamp on said shank, a cable connected to said clamp, and anv anchoring device for said cable.

' y lIn testimony whereof` I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. Y WILLIAM JAY.

Witnesses: FRANK JoHNsoN, O. C. FLUGsfrAD. 

